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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-10-01

The Olympia land Office will be re-
moved to Seattle on the 18th of next
month. This will throw all OF Pa
cific county into the Vancouver land
district.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-10-01

The railroad committee met last
evening and made an encouraging re-
port OF progress. The subscription
lists now aggregate over S125,0O0.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-10-01

Steam was up on the tug Wizard
yesterday, and to-day she goes on the
bar service in conjunction with the
Donald.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-10-01

There will be no preaching morn
ing or evening in the Baptist church
to morrow. Sunday school at the
usual hour.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-10-01

The WEEKLY AsToRIAN,. with a
supplement: all the news of the week
and the cream of THE DAILY, is issued
this morning.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-10-01

AT 1870 this morning at Thomas
Mairs' residence b. s. Worsley will
sell an entire household outfit of fur
niture at auction.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-10-01

San Franciscans are paying SO
ton for Wellington coal at the ship.
1t isn't quite that bad here yet.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-10-01

Private rooms for ladies and families
at Central Restaurant, next TO FOard &
Stokes.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-10-01

Get that stove up before the pipe is
all stove up.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-10-01

For the "a hours from seven Thurs
day evening to seven Friday evening,
the rainfall was 2.7 inches.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-10-01

The new two-cent stamps are ont.
They are of the same green hue as
the old three-ceuters.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-10-01
Private Rooms.
Meals Cooked to Order.

At Frank Fabre's for suppers, par
les, etc. The best cooked to order.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-10-01
Lost.

A bunch of keys left at post Office
last evening. Finder will please leave
at this office.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-10-01

Preaching in the Upper Astoria
Swedish Lutheran church at 1920 TO-
morrow morning.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-10-01

The victory for the Volunteer yes
terday makes a third race unneces-
sary. Hurrah for the Volunteer!
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-10-01

Leaky roofs We're not unusual yes
terday. A few showers will swell the
shingles and stop that annoyance.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-10-01
Situation Wanted
Artistic Embroidery.

By competent girl as housekeeper or
Inquire at this Office.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-10-01

Yesterdays showers added some to
the September rainfall, which aggre-
gate inches.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-10-01
Three Favorites

Have the following to say of Wis
dom's Robertine, the great beautifier
and preserver Of the complexion:
PORTLAND, Or, June 4, 1887.
To Mr.. w. M. Wisdom-Dear Sir:-I
have tried your Robertine. It is excellent,
and / shall be pleased to recommend it
to all my lady friends. Believe me,
yours truly, RHgA.
PORTLAND. Dec, 1886.
To Mr.. w. M. Wisdom:-The "Rober-
tine you so kindly sent me is excellent.
1t is the finest preparation / have ever
used, and is a decided acquisition to
every lady's toilet. Yours truly,
JEANNE WINSTON.
PORTLAND, Or, April 6, 1887.
Dear Mr.. Wisdom:-I have tried your
"Robertine," and it gives me much
pleasure to say that it is excellent for
the complexion, being one of the best
articles of the kind / have ever used. Be
lieve me, yours sincerely,
z. TREBELLI.
For sale by w. E. Dement, & Co.
druggists, Astoria, Oregon
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-10-01

What is better than glass of liquor ?
A cup of delicious coffee at Fabre's.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-10-01
SCRATCHED % YEARS.
A Scaly, Itching Skin Disease with
Endless Suffering Cured by
Cuticura Remedies.

III had known Of the CUTIcURA REMEDIES
twenty-eight years ago il would have saved
me $4,000 two hundred dollarsl and an i'm
mense amount Of suffering. My disease, PsO-
riasis) commenced on my head in a spot not
larger than a cent. 1t spread rapidly all over
my body and got under my nails. The scales
would drop of Of me all the time, and my suf-
fering was endless, and without relief. One
thousand dollars would not tempt me TO have
this disease over again. / am a poor man,
but feel rich to be relieved Of what some of
the doctors said was leprosy, some ring-wOrm,
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rilIa over one year and a-balf, but no cure.
went 10 two or three doctors and no cure. i
cannot praise the CUTICURA REMEDIES, too
much. They have made my skin as clear and
free from scales as a baby's, All / used Of
them was three boxes Of CUTIcURA, and
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been here and said you would have Cared me
for $4,000 you would have had the money
I looked like the picture in your book Of Pso-
riasis (picture number two. How to Cure
SKIN Diseases''), but now am as clear as any
person ever was. Through force Of habit 1
rub my hands over my arms and legs to
scratch once in q while. but to no purpose. L
am all well. $ scratched twenty eight years,
and il got to be o kind Of second nature to
me. i thank you q thousand times. Any
thing more that you want to know write me.
or any one who reads this may write to me
''10 "-'' DENNIS DOWNING.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-10-01

Ten cents for cup of Fabre's nice
coffee.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-10-01

With the comforts of home, library
etc. Apply at Holden House.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-10-01
A Sunny Room

For theyery best pictures go to II.
Shuster.
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DENNIS DOWNING.
Waterbury, Vt. Jan. 10th, 1887.

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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-10-01

For sale by w. E. Dement, & CO
druggists, Astoria, Oregon
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-10-01

New YORK, Sept. 30.-The yacht
Volunteer won the race. She led
the Scotchman over the entire course
and beat the Thistle in ten minutes.
The victory was celebrated by the
booming of cannons, the ringing Of
bells and whistlins.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-10-01

Sold everywhere. Price: CUTICURA, 20
cents; soar. % cents ;REsOLvENT. 81 90.
Prepared by the POTTER DRUG AND CHEM
ICAL Co., Boston, Mass.
Send for "How TO Cure Skin Diseases" 81
pages. so illustrations, and loo testimonials.
nIAlPLES, black-heads, chapped and oily
Hlm skin nraYentad hy CITICuRA MEDI-
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-09-30
Some Bashful Brideerooms.

A Justice OF the peace in Saratoga
county recently Joined a pair who
weFeF'so embarrassed they hardly
knew what they weredoing. Theman
wore a white straw hat which he twirl-'
ed on his finger before the ceremony
began. When told, to stand up he
jumped before the justice with che
greatest alacrfty. For afew momsnfs
be- did notknow what TODD with thu
hat, but finally found his way oat of
the difficulty BY. putting it bek#san
this knees.s! This was hooimuch folthe
bride! With the hafthdisroi. her spsrs.y
sol she caught TIE hhaatt,s Pulled It from
its position and 1thenaahaehed ct her
audacity, dropped hat and pafasolto
The same Justice tells a story Of, an.
other couple who eanhesto be married.
The rnan was dreadfniiy puzzled; and.
without realizing the act; pulled, q,
eiga.g from his pockst,and began twirl-
Ing it around. Wien that portion of
the ceremony was reached where bride
and groom join hands he happentdSo
have the cigar IN his eight hand.
fWhatsto doswith the cigar The appar-
emily did not knoWse The justics
paused a minute and then again al.
scted the couple TO join hands. BY
this Hmeths poortaildv sembarrasss
ment was painful. He gave one
agonized ,lpok at the justice Of tfs
peace and stuck the cigar in his
mouth. Before the ceremony could
be concluded the justice had to take
the cigar from between the mans lips.
Rochester Herald.
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Invading the Aristocratic Quar-

The banner OF the almighty dollar
advances steadily up Fifth avenue,
says the New York Graphic. 1t will
not be many years befor the big Van
derbilt mansions, with their carved
portieres and their square box-like
and richly built ugliness, will find
about and around them the stores OF
busy merchants, and the deep, white
cathedral will catch within it's high
rooted walls the hum OF outside buy
erys and sellers just as do the churches
IN older and more populous lands. A
walk upthe avenue shows how fast
the great change goes on. The Aston
block OF homes stands like q rock
against the onward current OF trade,
yet on the corner beside tia wine shop
has been carved out of q brown.stone
mansion, and the signs, with big blaz-
ing letters, tell the price OF the liquors
and stare impudently into the second
story windows OF the aristocratic
mansion OF the descendants
OF the old fur merchant. Above
the Aston houses, on the same side of
the street, is the lonely, silent white
building that was once the residence
OF A. T. Stewart. 1t would be a
blessing to break the massive house
into stores, and it would be a fitting
and perhaps logical ending to the
sad memories that cling about its
empty, shutterless windows. Like the
Astors, this house has stood in the
way OF the busy, ambitious merchants
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One Of Artcmus Wards Letters.

One Of Artcmus Wards Letters.
The following letter from Artemus
Ward to a little Elmira girl. and re-
Gently published for the first time, is in
the possession OF an Elmira IN. Y.,l
gentleman:
SALEM, Mass, June 10, 1864.
Ny DEAR AMELA-I cannottel you
how much l miss you.
1t seems as though I had lost all
relatives, including my grandmother
and the cooking stove.
Why didn't put you in q bottle
and bring you down here with me?
But l am always forgetting
The other day | went off and forgot
my Aunt Sarah, and she's a good deal
bigger than you are. Mr.. Ramsey is
also q very forgetful man. He fire..
quently goes off and forgets his wash
erwoman. Mr. Ramsey is a very fine
looking man. He reminds me OF Mr..
Green, the Maiden murderer. When
Mr.. Ramsey goes to the pe%nitentiary,
which will be very soon, we must send
HIM doughnuts, magazines and other
literary documents. Mr.. Ramsey can
read print very well.
l like you very much. l should like
you just as well if you were twelve
years older. l am very singular
about something's.
You spoke to me about a boy who
is my rival. l should feel very sorry
to kill that boy, but he may drive me
to it. ! am in hopes that he will take
himself into q premature ~tomb-that
he will, choke himself with a large
slice OF pudding, but if he does neither
shall feel forced to load him with
chains and read all my lectures to
him. That will finish him. His boots
may remain, but the rest will have
persisted long ere / get through!
You must be a good little girl, and
always mind your mother. Never let
your excellent mother feel sorry that
she is acquainted with you. If it
hadn't been for her you might have
drowned in q soup plate long ago.
And if you hadn't ever had any moth.
er you might be a Turkey with the
Turkeys. In fact, my dear Amelia,
so conduct yourself thateven on dark
and rainy days the bright sun may
shine wherever you are, and that the
stars (Which are next to the sun in
brightness) may never flash so bright
ly but that you can always look
steadily and hopefully towards them.
Faithfully, your friend,
A. Ward,
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History of a Great War Lyric.

"My Maryland" was written by Mr..
James r. Randall, a native OF Balti-
more, and now residing in Augusta, Ga.
The poet was q professor of English
literature and the classics in Poy-
dras College, at Pointe Coupee. on the
Fausse Riyiere, in Louisiana, about
seven miles from the Mississippi; and
there in April, in 1861, he read in the
New Orleans Delta, the news ofthe at
tack ongthe Massachusetts troops as
they passed through Baltimore, II +
ins'sphis account excited me greatly"
Mr. Randall writes. in answer to my
request for Information; al had long
'been absent from my !native city, and
tthei startling event there inHamed nv
mind. That hight Tcotild not sleep,
for my nerves were all 'unstrung. andI
could not dismiss what I had read in
the paper from my mind. About mid
night Iarose, Tit d candle and went
ito my desk. Some powerful spirit
seemed, to possess me, and almost in
Voluntarily I proceeded, to write the
song MY Maryland ! remember
rthat tha idea appeared to FIRST take
hhape,as musici in the brain-some
twildsair. that Ia esnn0t now, recall.
rThs whoie,poem; was dashed off rapid
slyawhen once begun. ,s It, was not COM
posedfin cold blood, butzunder what
tmayrbe calieda conf1agration of the
sehses ,Sifonot an aspiration of the in.
teheoh was stirred to a desire for
Fsone way linking my name with that
on my native State If not with my
LANDS language" But l never expect
cd to do this with one single supreme
effort. and no one was more surprised
than was at the wide spread and in.
Simultaneous popularity Of the lyric l
had been so Strangely stimulated to
write" Mr.. Randall read the poem
the next morning to the college boys,
and at their suggestion sent it into
the Delta, in which it was first printed
and from which it was copied into
nearly every southern journal. 81
did not concern myself mdch about it."
Mr.. Randall adds, "but very soon
from oil parts Of the country there
was borne to me, in my remote place
OF residence. evidence that l had made
a great hit, and that whatever might
be the fate of the Confederacy, the
song would survive 1t. Century.
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MARKETS,


CnIcAao:-wheat, No. 9, spring, csc: No.. 3,
spring. GIG; No. 2, red, 7Okc. Corn, No. ., Ale.
Oats. No. 9, csc. Rye, No. 9, 47c. Barley, No.
2, ICE. Flaxseed, No. L, S1.O8. Timothy seed,
prime. s2.2s. Mess pork, s15.25. Lard,
$S.37a per 100.
q DuEnTH:--Wheat, No. /, hard, tT1Sc.
Observation-Disclosures, No. l, hard. GSYc; No.
I. Northern, 64Tc: No. 9, Northern, 5a4c. Bran,
SO. soto 1910. Corn, 80 to 39ac- Oats, mix.
ed. 20 to 200. Barley, No. 2, 40 to 55o. Flax,
seed, $50. Mixed teed, S14.25 to S14.76. Hay,
S8.OOto $40. 0
ST. PAuL:-Wheat. No. 1, hard, zoe; No. i,
Northern. Soc; No. 2, Northern, &c, Corn, No.
3. zoe to 41c. Oats, No. 9, mixed, 25e; No. 9,
white, 26c. Barley, No. 2. Csc; No. B, 4Oc to
SOC. Rye. No. g. 1lc. Ground feed, No,e1,
$l4.75. Cornmeal, umbolted, $l4,50. Baled
hay, $1,000; No 2, 5000 to $500. Timothy
hay, $3.50. Flaxseed, S1.O0. Bran. Sl1.50,
MnwAukEE:-Wheat, 694c. Corn, No. 3, 41c.
Oats, No. z white, 27aAc. Rye. No. l 49!.s.
Lard, $685.. Butter, dairy, 10 to 1Sc. Eggs,
15s to Ice. Cheese, II to 11ac.
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and wet was dashed into our. faes,.
and fell all about US. The next me,
ment q woman's terrible cry, mingled
with a baby's frightened scream, rang
through the cabin.
With another cry, almost as blood.
curdline, my mountaineer sprany uu.
and, ere / could divine his intention,
dashed madly through the door and
into the raging storm without.
1t was truly O moment of horror,
and my first impulse was to follow
my wildly fleeing companion. But
the next moment / realized the utter
madness OF facing such a storm in inn
penetrable darkness on a precipitous
mountain side
Feeling for my revolver / grasped it
firmly in one hand and CROPPED my
way to the fireplace with the other.
1t was banked with snowl ,
next felt, for q match in order to
strike a light, and realized with hor-
ror that the lastone in my possession
had been used to start the fire. The
terrible. cries, and screams now momen-
tarily increased, intermingled with,
low means and mysterious footsteps.
Suddenly l became aware that SOME
thing or some a stealthily Ap-
preaching the fireplace where l stood:S
The next moment two burning eyes
apparently fixed on me, glowed
through the darkness. That it was q
critical moment l felt in every vein
and fiber. Quick as thought l raised
my revolver, took deliberate aim, and
fred. ;sias
There was a sharpreport, a binding
flash, a human cry OF agony, q WON.
ans blood-curdling shrek again, a.few
E!oy.4pitlnl4 moaps. Then ely sRas still
for an instant or SO. ~
The next moment there was the
rush OF footsteps, hoarse, maddened
cries-once more the soundo. a heavy
body passing through space. Again
silence, and then the same,l low means,
ntern,ingled with heavy sobs of pain.
Cropping my way to 1.-The corner of
thecabin at the right Of the fireplace,
climbed, by means OF the chinks. be-
tween the logs, as quickly as the
darkness and my own safety would
allow, to a long shelf 1 had previous
ly noticed q considerable distance
above the floor, and but a couple of
sfeet or SO beneath the lott. Andthere
upon my left side, with my face turned
toward the room below. and revolt,
yer IN land, Isslay through the long
hours OF the night. g
The morning light, showed me dead
'fupontha floor. aihugs panther, while
a careful investigation OF the cabin
and its SURROUNDINGS by, the same
light fully cleared upsthe~ mystery of
the terrible cries and other sounds
we hairheard.
Three days later the body Of the
untortunate mountaineer was found
some two hundred yards or more
from the cabin where it had Been
completely buried in a snowdrift.
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smoke cause papa dig, but I'll quit II

4, JooU Sf ~ 10y NiuhS ~
$50 will J." said Walter, blushing.
1.-THE fellows leased me to try It. and
Wlll Courtney gave me these. / be.
gun TO Ike EN-, but ! felt mean when
! looked at mother. l knew she'd feel
bad to nave me smoke, she hated it
3d.. I'm clad Its out, mamma. Pm
quits, too"
II declare" said Uncle Jacob, this
is what l call an anti.tobacco club"
"oh, papa, cried Walter, slots OF
the boys are smoking just like us. l
mean to get up a club; can I? May l
ask some OF them here and have Un-
Gle Jacob tell his srory. and we ours;
may II"
swered.
Indeed you may, Walter replied
Mary. "I'Il help you all / can. We'll
have u reslsThanksgiving supper"
sob. mamma! how good you are.
I'm so. sorry l cheated you," said
Walter. tx. 80. - =
"And 1, tool" said Harry, Jr.
And !, sthrselP' said Harry, Sr.
y. "But.I have a confession to make"
said Mary Softly.
you, Mary!" l whispered.
"You, mammal" cried both the
boys. 81.
you, 'Molliep cried Uncle Jacob,
with a.queer smile. "Have you been
Not exactly" said mamma. "At
least II another way. Do you re.
member, Harry, when we were first
married we had q talk on smoking,
and | limited at the expenseg You
said Ishould have as much money to
spend. just as l pleased, as o smok-
ed up. Come this way and. see my
smoking money"
And we followed her to the library,
which had been under lock and KEY
for several days, for some mysterious
reason.
"See these!" she said. "see these
cases of new books. See this set Of
Encyclopedias. These are for you,
Harry. This Dickens set is for you,
Walter, and these Artists Histories
and these Rollo Books are for you,
little Hal; and this case OF poems is
for myself and my family, and it all
came out OF smoked"
Harry and Walter had their party,
and started a Tobacco Reform Club.
Walter may tell OF that some time if
he wishes, but more came of it than
even this. Tho new books must be
read. As | did not go to the Office to
smoke, stayed at home more. We
almost had our honeymoon over
again. Then Mary coaxed me to
prayer meeting with her and 1 found
the help Isneeds cd.
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Sp.ucc Gum.

= A newspaper writer describes the
manner i'll which spruce gum isgather-
ed and prepared for the market. The
fact that tons of gum are sold everv
year..is evidence OF the fact that there
is no decrease in the ranks of the vic
TINS OF the gum habit. Most OF the
spruce gum comes from Canada and
northern Maine. while Vermont and
New Hampshire Contribute a moder-
ate ana9t;ty to the total yield. "a:
The hsst gum. comes from, no partie.
4lar section. but, always from the,
biggest spruce trees, and it begins to
run in July Or, Anguish when, in these
high latitndes,rt 1.-THE sun becomes so hot
RS to crack the bark. On the limbs,
lin the crotches; and, even onthe trunk
of the spruce, the molten gum forms
during the'heat ofsummer, in all sorts
tof fantastic shapes. and when cold
weather sets in it becomes hard.
The first year after it's run the gum
is white and pitchy, then it begins to
turn amber and red, and the second
year it is fit to "plck" for the market,
although it is better if allowed to re-
main on the trees until the third year.
After the third season the gum re.
mains in the same state for several
years, andsthen begins to "turn DID,"
complains that it "chews hard" and
crumbles up. A little morea g makes
it dark-colored and bitter, and then
its value is gone,
Up in Canada much OF the gum is
picked in the autumn, beginning as
early as October, but there, as in
Maine, the best time for the work is
during:the deep SHOWS in winter, when
snowshoes are used, or in the early.
spring, when a2man can travel along
Fat hailiveiyS rate on the heavy crust,
above the hlfderbtush.i' -.
The pitkers are provided with hon:
poles, on THE end of which is fastened
a sharplchisel,, and underneath that O.
cup to receive the gum as it is Clipped
of. The cup holds from a pint to a
quart, and when full it is emptied in.
to q long bag which the packer carries
sIung to his back like 4 k~napsack.
These. gum,haryesters erect huts in
the woods, when. lar distant from q
settlement OF. q logging camp, and
stay from two days to Q week on @
trip. When they have secured as
enauch as they.can "tote," the come
out, and then the women and children
havetthe tedious Job of scraping each
and every lump free from bark and
moss. ia 9 as5HsN.
The clean. bright article offered for
sale in the shops looks very different
from the brown nuggets in the picker's
bag, although occasionally a clear,
shiny piece is found on the limb of a
large tree.